Calculating and similar machine



May 10, 1932. JONES 1,857,642

CALCULATING AND SIMILAR MACHINE 2 Sheets-Sheet Filed June 14, 1929 May 10, 1932.

A. E. JONES CALCULATING AND SIMILAR MACHINE Filed June 14, 1929- Sheets-Sheet Patented May 10, 1 9321 ALBERT EDWARD JONES; or} )7 WEST IN TER; -ENGLANDi; n'ssrix'r on 'ro' rim .HEAD TORPEDO COMPANY LIMITEn b wiisrivrmsrnn; "ENGLAND; AF BRITISH- 1 v I COMPANY: I i

QALG'ULATING AND sriai-LTAR MAC IN AppIicati on' filei June 14, Isis, Serial n), 37O,887 ;2 1 11 d in er at niitam Deqenibeil4,z1 928if This invention relzites tocalculating and simil ttrjrnztchines in which mathematical or otherdjt; is recorded upon paper which is-' sues-from the machine th'e form'of a long strip frequently many yards in length. Such a lo'n'gistripf is difficult tohandle when it be- I coin'es necessary to take particulars from the amenity: .i r J According to the invention'the machine is provided with an attachment or device cornprising a; removable. spool or roller upon When the strip has been fully wound upon the spool the letter is removed andiplaced in II II ;upbn the rernovable spool duringwhich -the necessary pzvrtichlars can be noted from vin the order-in which" data"reco fcledthereon and the chief object of" the present invention is, to overcome this which" thestrip of paper issuing from the machine is'wou'fidas' the operation of the machine proceeds, the said spoolorroller being I I I I I I I I I by the arm or bracket B, this nut serving'to l preferablyrotated by a spring" so. as to wind or'roller e's'thels'trip issues from the machine.

a contrivance which rotetably supports .the

shidfsp o'ol" contiguous to an additional spobl I or rolleron to, which the strip-is wound from" the first I inerit-iohed] or removable. spool; in ordrto bring. the end which firstissued froin thefnichine to the outerlsurface of the addition'aL spool, the strip being] then rewoun'd the use on the strip itlhas been recorded. 1

In order that the said invention 'be.

clearly understood and" readily carried. into w effct, the saine willnow be described Ii wr e J fullywith' reference to the eccompanying L] I I I i Y i when the saidspring meniber-isfin themid drawings, which Figurelis a perspective viewisho'wing the Figure 23's asec tional I t icfim'nf or device;

Figure 3'is'alo'ca1"view Sh6WiIig' -fJmi1 J I I I I i v the aforesaid partA oftheframe of the mahereinafter referred to,

Figure 5 i's e perspective yiewI- ot the sepal r'ajtecoritrivance'forireceivingvvthe removable I I I II II I I t B so as to ensu'rethat thespool isin the cor? spoolofFiguresl and'a ande A Figiii eidisl eni'zixiallsectionvthroughfth I I I I I II I i rofpaperi When'thestripof paperhasjbeen upperspoqr n Fig re thzitthe strip of paper issuin'gifrointheme chine can be wound thereon, This: spool 6 n;

prisesa barrel in theform ofia'tube v a slit" to receive the endofthesti'ipissuingf from the machine andjhas end flanges C; C

connected to bosses O C whic'h fit within" the ends iof th'e tube, onedf theselfla ngesbe ing made'detachable (fora purpose herein after described) byconstru'cting its bossbe a push fit in the end ofthe tubeconstitutirig;

the barrelfof thespool." The spool thusco'n stituted is cletachablyl held in position means of it nut upon a spindle Df carried;

gripthe spool between iti'and a; collar D on the spindle. I This spindle has 'at'vitsend remote from thenut a pinion D which "is driven through it suitable multiplying gearing such as that shown in Figure 2 by a clock spring D? which canfbe wound up'by means of a wingmember Dfl'thlsaid springfend its associatedparts being carried by'thelarm or bracket B. Pivotallyj carried'by'th'e' arm. or bracket B thereis a flat springrnniber b' (Figure 3) having an operating handle I)"; this "spring meinber' co-operates' with a double pawl b? pivoted to the said arm or bracket and the arrangement is'fsuchthat when the said spring'[ mernber is noved' to either siclefot its inid position shown in Figures 3 and 4. the pawl will be springpressed p into engagement, with the internal" teeth on '1 the drum operatedby. the pinion: D whilst positionlthe pawl isfheld out of engageinent with the teeth. I In this manneryuie clock? work mechanism can beilockedjand releesed I The arm or bracket ispivoted' B to chine and an eccentric adj u'sting device E is provided for the purpose pfedjustingthe saidarm orbricket angularly about the pivot rect position for properly receiving the strip fully wound upon'the spool thenut D is rev moved and the spool is'withdrawn from the spindle D. The spool is then placed in position as hereinafter described in the separate contrivance shown by. Figure which comprises a base plate E, side plates E, E and a spool E The end of the strip on the spool C is then inserted into the slit of the spool E and the strip is wound upon the latter spool by means of a handle E with which the spool E isprovided. The said strip can then be-rewo-und'upon the spool C by means of a handle C and during this rewinding operation vthe data recorded upon the strip can be noted in the order in which itwas recorded in the machine. The provision of a handle on each spool enables the direction of movement of the strip to be reversed if it is desired to refer backto the data on part of the. strip alreadyrewoundupon the spool C.

s As aforesaid one of the flanges C on'the spoolQ ismade detachable so that when the rolled up strip is finished with this flange can be removed to enable the roll of stripto be slipped off the barrel and stored away with an elastic band around it to prevent unwinding. The spool C is thus free for further use.

As shown in Figure 6 the spool C is detachably mounted in the contrivanceof Figure 5 in the following manner :-passing through holes in the side plates E, E and through the barrel of the spool C is a spindle ctprovided with the aforesaid handle C the boss of which is journalled in one of the holes and bears against the bossof one of the flanges C." The 'end ofthespindle remote from the handle C is screw-threaded to receive a nut C having a plaincylindrical part journalled in the hole in theother sideplate. By tight ening this nut the spool can be gripped to the handlejand spindle and on removing it the spindle canbe withdrawn to enable the spool to be removed, the reverse operations being performed in placing the spool in position in the contrivance. The spool E may be similarly held in position in the contrivance.

What I claim and'desire to secure by Letters Patentof'the United States is 1. In a calculating or similar machine in which dataris recorded on a long strip of paper, a device comprising a roller for receiving the strip of paper issuing from the machine, a spindle supported at one end only,

means for removably mounting said roller on said spindle, and spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of tating said spindle so that thestrip of paper is wound automatically onsaid spool as said strip issues from the machine, and means ior detachably connecting one of the end flanges ofsaid spool to the main portion.

4. In a calculating or similar'machine in which data is recorded ,on a long strip of paper, a device comprising :adbracket, a spindle carried thereby and supported at one end f' only'by said bracket, a member on said spin dle for receiving the strip [of paper issuing from the machine, means for removably connecting said member to said spindle and spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of paper is wound auto: matically on said member as said stripissues from the machine.-

5, In a calculating or similar mac'hine in V which data is recorded on along stripof;

paper, a 'devicecomprising a pivoted bracket, a spindle carried'thereby, a member on said spindle for reeciving the strip of paper issuing from the machine, means for removably connecting sa1d member to sa1d splndle, means for'rotatlng sa1d spindle and means for angularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot.

'6. In a calculating or similar machine in which data is recorded'on. a long strip of paper,adevice comprising a pivoted bracketf a spindle carried thereby, as member on said spindle for receiving the strip of paper issu ing from the machine, means for removably connecting said member to said spindle, spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of paper is wound automatically on said member as said strip issues from the machine, and -means for angularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot.

7. In a calculatingor similar machine in which data is recorded on a long strip of paper, a device comprising a pivoted bracket,

a spindle carriedthereby and supportedtat one end only by said bracket, a memberon said spindle for receivingthe strip ofpaper issuing from the machine, means for removably connecting said member to said spindle, means for rotating said spindle and means for angularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot.

8. In a calculating or similar ma'chine in which data is recorded on a long strip of paper, a device comprising a, pivoted bracket,

a spindle carried thereby and supported at one end only by said bracket, a 'memberionsaid spindle for receiving the strip of'paper issuing from the machine, means for remov ably connecting said member to said spindle, spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of'paper is wound automatically on said member as said strip issues from the machine, and means for angularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot.

9. In a calculating or similar machine in which data is recorded on a long strip of paper, a device comprising a pivoted bracket, a spindle carried thereby, a spool on said member for receiving the strip of paper issuing from the machine, means for removably connecting said spool to said spindle, spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of paper is Wound automatically on said spool as said strip issues from the machine, means for angularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot, and means for detachably connecting one of the end flanges of said spool to the main portion.

10. In a calculating or similar machine in which data is recorded on a long strip of paper, a device comprising a pivoted bracket, a spindle carried thereby and supported at one end only by said bracket, a spool on said spindle for receiving the strip of paper issuing from the machine, means for remov- V ably connecting said spool to said spindle, spring operated means for rotating said spindle so that the strip of paper is wound automatically on said spool as said strip issues from the machine, means for a-ngularly adjusting said bracket about its pivot, and means for detachably connecting one of the end flanges of said spool to the main portion.

ALBERT EDWARD JONES. 

